Communication theory, classical rhetoric, and love of language are three major roots that may inform and stimulate elementary speech teachers. First, books, puppets, and painted illustrations may be useful in teaching communication theory. For example, children may be made aware of the paralinguistic potential by working with puppets, allowing the voice to indicate to the audience the character of the puppet. Puppetry provides the teacher with an opportunity to talk about communication theory, body language, and caricature. Second, classical rhetoric also shapes many speech activities. For example, the "Progymnasmatia," the first exercises in rhetorical training, can be adapted to elementary speech instruction today; and the advice of Quintilian, Hermogenes, and Cicero on narrative exercises is immediately applicable to the primary classroom. And third, love of language which has always been a controlling obsession in the Greek mind, should help to lead children to "discover the potentialities of language in terms of sound and rhythm, to savor the curiosity of language and to wallow in words." (SW)